tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post2634302612261912288..comments2024-02-19T18:10:02.281+05:30Comments on SAKETVAANI: FDI in retail: "Modern" solutions to "old" problems?saketvaanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074271863579071365noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post-32399919285696577202012-09-16T16:26:06.684+05:302012-09-16T16:26:06.684+05:30Sagar Sir, I agree with most of your points. After...Sagar Sir, I agree with most of your points. After all the success of auto sector has shown that "FDI" per-se is not bad. <br />But for this "FDI in modern retail", do we have checks and balances in place? <br />Does this govt., with history of crony capitalism, have the will-power to enforce these norms or punish deviations esp. when confronted by these behemoths? <br />Does saketvaanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074271863579071365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post-6799553654322842572012-09-16T13:16:48.811+05:302012-09-16T13:16:48.811+05:30good article dear i agree and want to know your vi...good article dear i agree and want to know your views on following points <br /><br /> These big retailers are here to make profits and are not Non profit organizations .They will focus on those areas where there ROI is guaranteed so Major cities with already well established infrastructure with mall culture now part of life will get benefited and will end MOM & POP kirana stores . Their Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841088100811959070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post-91063971226078576592012-09-16T12:59:26.177+05:302012-09-16T12:59:26.177+05:30Avik, you are right that there would at least be s...Avik, you are right that there would at least be some limited benefits. But given the existing scenario that's prevalent in the country, there are more important issues that should have got a fast-track treatment like GST. <br />Coming to the impact on middlemen, in a country full of small landholdings (avg. less < 1.5 acres), there will always be a need for aggregators or middlemen (even saketvaanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074271863579071365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post-83153865430195418442012-09-16T11:23:01.424+05:302012-09-16T11:23:01.424+05:30The allowing of FDI in multi-brand retail might ha...The allowing of FDI in multi-brand retail might have limited benefits to limited number of people. Nevertheless, it is action in the right direction. At least some farmers will be benefitted, some inefficacies in the supply chain will be eliminated, some customers in the metros will have better products to choose from, some SMEs will benefit. It will only harm the middlemen who are the reason forAvik Sahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708033226396521440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post-8659251098240291442011-12-09T02:01:26.507+05:302011-12-09T02:01:26.507+05:30The number of member in a particular level may rem...The number of member in a particular level may remain same (as given by your logic) but the number of levels of intermediaries will be removed. I do not agree that the bargaining power of middlemen will increase.<br />100% FDI is already allowed in Cash & Carry format. If we study its effect on farmers & middlemen, we may get a glimpse of the true picture. (Study of the supply chain of kunalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648673836212851693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post-78094078248824177132011-12-09T00:14:48.743+05:302011-12-09T00:14:48.743+05:30Kunal, you are right that supply chain inefficienc...Kunal, you are right that supply chain inefficiency has been responsible for farmer's plight but do you really feel that FDI in retail will straight away remove the middlemen? With majority of Indian farm holdings being very small in size, there will always be room for middlemen read aggregators as Walmarts won't directly deal with so many farmers. <br />Coming to the scenario of less saketvaanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074271863579071365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post-51086640121023174562011-12-08T23:32:20.809+05:302011-12-08T23:32:20.809+05:30Your concern is valid. This is a prominent questio...Your concern is valid. This is a prominent question that in case of farm produce what percentage of the money paid by the consumer will go in farmer's hand. At present there are min 6-7 intermediaries between farmer & the end consumer. Farmers are bearing the burden of the supply chain inefficiencies. They are always exploited by avaricious middlemen and suffer due to lack of transparencykunalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648673836212851693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post-5516597346346077132011-11-30T23:18:21.838+05:302011-11-30T23:18:21.838+05:30@ Kunal, you have rightly pointed out that access ...@ Kunal, you have rightly pointed out that access to credits, appropriate technology, reliable market & pricing structures are needed for agriculture to flourish but why bring in PPP if you are relying on FDI to weave the magic wand and improve the agri scenario. <br />I am not against "FDI in retail" if you propose it as solution to burgeoning demand of India for more options. I SaketShttp://saketvaani.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781076654532009937.post-19178703244955563112011-11-30T01:18:26.714+05:302011-11-30T01:18:26.714+05:30The points well put forward but they are making th...The points well put forward but they are making the readers more confused when there is on going debate on the repercussions of FDI in retail. With the advent of FDI the food processing & agri product industry will get attention from foreign players. There will be a boost in contract farming and farming will be facilitated by access to credits, appropriate technology, reliable market & kunalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648673836212851693noreply@blogger.com